Hoegh Autoliners ASA, an Oslo, Norway-based car carrier, said that a plan to impose fees on foreign ships calling at U.S. ports could cost the company as much as $70 million.
April 25, 2025Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Auto Carrier Could Take $70 Million Hit From US Port Fees
Low-Income Earners Face Sharpest Impact From Tariffs
While prices will rise for everyone, lower-income families are expected to lose a larger portion of their budgets because they tend to spend more of their earnings on goods.
April 25, 2025Knight-Swift Posts Q1 Profit as LTL Revenue Soars
Knight-Swift Transportation returned to the black in the first quarter of 2025 on the back of a jump in less-than-truckload revenue.
April 24, 2025Lawmaker Asks DOT to Reverse Obama-Era English Proficiency Memo
A federal lawmaker from Wyoming is asking USDOT to require that CMV drivers who cannot demonstrate proficiency with speaking and reading English be taken out of service during inspections.
April 24, 2025Carney Says Canada Won鈥檛 Rush Trade Deal With Trump
鈥淲e don鈥檛 have to do a deal in the short term,鈥 Carney told reporters April 24, as he campaigned in British Columbia ahead of the April 28 election. 鈥淢y government will do the right deal.鈥
April 24, 2025Equipment: Truck Prices to Rise as Early as May Due to Tariffs
The latest on how the Trump administration's approach to tariffs is impacting OEMs in the trucking industry. 聽 聽
April 24, 2025Optimize Every Mile: How XPO Uses Samsara & Drivewyze to Drive Fleet Efficiency
Program Airs: April 24, 2 p.m. ET聽Join Samsara and Drivewyze on April 24th to discover how leading fleets are leveraging weigh station bypass technology and real-time telematics to reduce delays and get drivers to their destinations faster, boost compliance with effortless safety monitoring, and save on fuel and operational costs with smarter routing. 聽
April 24, 2025Arkansas Trucking Law Cracks Down on Fraudulent Foreign CDLs
The bill, signed April 14 by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, takes aim at what lawmakers and industry experts said is a spate of foreign drivers operating illegally and unsafely on U.S. roads.
April 24, 2025NHTSA Takes Initial Steps to Boost Self-Driving Vehicles
The Trump administration announced its first policy moves to remove what it sees as regulatory barriers facing autonomous vehicles.
April 24, 2025Bendix Offers Voluntary Job Reductions, Citing Tariffs
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is offering voluntary layoffs, citing a sharp slowdown in the trucking industry and economic pressures from tariffs.
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